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Oct. 8, 2012: Commentary

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. wasn’t happy — far from it.

That’s understandable. In a split second, Earnhardt’s hopes for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship were swept away in the final corner at Talladega.

A victim of a 25-car last-lap crash, Earnhardt finished 20th in Sunday’s Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 and fell to 11th in the Chase standings, 51 points behind leader Brad Keselowski and a pocket full of miracles away from his first Cup title.

Continue reading “Cool-Down Lap: Restrictor-Plate Racing Needs An Overhaul, Which 2013 Cars Could Provide”

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Brad Keselowski is in a good place; the first to hold the points lead in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ and headed for Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he collected his first top-five finish at the track in May’s Coca-Cola 600. Keselowski’s seventh-place finish on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway was his 13th top 10 in his most recent 14 starts and 19th overall.

This Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 marks halfway in the 2012 Chase as Keselowski leads Jimmie Johnson by 14 points and Denny Hamlin by 23. The standings leader after four races has gone on to win the championship five times in the Chase era – Kurt Busch (2004), Tony Stewart (2005) and Johnson (2008-10). Reigning champion Stewart stood seventh a year ago after Race No. 4, 19 points behind Carl Edwards.

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Bass Pro Shops® Goes Big-Game Hunting with Stewart-Haas Racing

America’s Most Popular Outdoor Retailer To Be Primary Co-Sponsor of Tony Stewart Beginning in 2013

TALLADEGA, Ala. (Oct. 5, 2012) – In a press conference today at Talladega Superspeedway, Springfield, Mo.-based Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor retailer, announced it will join Mobil 1 as the primary co-sponsor of Tony Stewart and the No. 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) beginning in 2013.

Continue reading “Tony Stewart Inks Bass Pro Shops For #14 2013 Cup Campaign”

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Next Season’s Race Cars Take Laps In Preparation For 2013

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 3, 2012) – Redesigned race cars that will debut next season in the 55th running of the Daytona 500 got its first taste of restrictor plate racing today as seven teams put the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car through its paces at Talladega Superspeedway.

Continue reading “2013 Cup Series Cars Take To Talladega Superspeedway Test”